Effects of kappa-opioid receptor stimulation on addiction-related behavior in female rats: differences along the rostro-caudal axis of the nucleus accumbens shell
The present findings confirm and extend previous findings regarding the effects of KOR activation in subregions of the NAc shell on affective and motivated behavior. These results support a continued focus on the KOR as a possible pharmacotherapeutic target.
Authors
- Brody A. Carpenter
- Jessica R. Barson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7227-5730)
- Chih Kit Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8473-8023)
- Megan Peng
- Christina M. Nelson
- Anushree N. Karkhanis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-3500)
- Mary B. Spodnick
- Gavin Vaughan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-3302)
- Annie Hawks
- Malcolm C. Jennings
Institutions
- Binghamton University (US)
- Drexel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychopharmacology
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-025-06931-7
- Primary Topic
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health